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Angliss later Chartley Cars motor garage, 27-35 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne

Butler, Graeme1985

Record details

Title:

Creator:

Butler, Graeme (Name details)

Date of work:

1985

Reference number:

BIF-CITY 105827

Level of description:

Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)

Type of materials:

Graphic materialsTextual material

Part of:

Series: Central City (BIF-CITY)

Access restrictions:

UnrestrictedOpen access.

Use restrictions:

UnrestrictedPlease contact City of Melbourne Libraries about obtaining permission to reproduce images.

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RESEARCH ADDED BY GRAEME BUTLER 2022:__________________________________________________Period: EdwardianDATE: 1912;ASSOCIATIONS: Angliss, William C;DESIGNER: Fisher, A H;BUILDER: Watson, W -17 Lambert St Richmond.GRAEME BUTLER 1985 MELBOURNE CENTRAL ACTIVITIES DISTRICT CONSERVATION STUDYBUILDING IDENTIFICATION FORM cites parapet date 1912.LEWIS, M- AUSTRALIAN ARCHITECTURE INDEX:Record 73366 Fisher, A H; Angliss, William C Melbourne VIC Garages Watson, W - 17 Lambert St Richmond 1912 03 18 3238, MCC registration no 3238 [Burchett Index]. Fee 6.0.0brick motor garage, Little Bourke near cnr Little Bourke & Harwood Place.BOURKE HILL PRECINCT REVIEWcites Heritage Inventory H7822-1564.HISTORYThe building occupies an originally open site that housed the Marine Store Yards from the 1880's until c.1900. Itwas constructed as a Factory in 1912 and housed Chartley Cars, a motor garage until around 1930. The name'Chartley Cars' formed part of the building decoration, and was painted in the center of the parapet. The threelevel building then housed a number of printing businesses and was the home of the Royal Horticultural Society ofVictoria from the 1940's until the 1960's.FEATURESThree storey brick building featuring a three bay composition divided by oversized pilasters supporting a brokenentablature. The central bay features an arched pediment, flanked by a decorative parapet. Date is inscribedwithin the arch and the parapet is decorated with festoons on the pedestals. Facade is symmetrical, with archedwindows to the end bays and an oversized spandrel element below the windows. Note the brickwork has beenpainted, and originally the building had unpainted pilasters to complement the rendered detailANALYSISThe building is characteristic of a Federation Warehouse design. Whilst the ground floor facade has been altered,the building still displays elements of its former use. Historically, it is linked to the rise of the car through its use asChartley Cars Motor Garage from 1915. The building forms part of a notable group of red brick buildings andrelates well to the surrounding context. It is materially and architecturally linked to the surrounding buildings

Names:

City of Melbourne

Topics:

Central Activities District Conservation Study 1985Conservation studiesFederation/Edwardian styleFactories1910-1919

Places:

Melbourne (Vic.)

Form/Genre:

Building Identification Forms (BIFs)

Record types:

Research and reports

Record number:

1251868